The politics of war : Canada's Afghanistan mission, 2001-14
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The politics of war : Canada's Afghanistan mission, 2001-14
Jean-Christophe Boucher and Kim Richard Nossal
UBC Press, c2017
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Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
When Canada committed forces to the military mission in Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, little did Canadians foresee that they would be involved in a war-riven country for over a decade. The Politics of War explores how and why Canada's Afghanistan mission became so politicized. Through analysis of the public record and interviews with officials, Boucher and Nossal show how the Canadian government sought to frame the engagement in Afghanistan as a "mission" rather than what it was - a war. This book analyzes the impact of political elites, Parliament, and public opinion on the conflict and demonstrates how much of Canada's involvement was shaped by the vagaries of domestic politics.
Table of Contents
- Preface
Introduction: The Domestic Politics of Canada's Afghanistan Mission
1 The Away Game: Canadians in Afghanistan
2 The War That Wasn't: Framing the Mission
3 Home Pitch: Selling Afghanistan to Canadians
4 Parliament's Role: Laundering the Mission
5 Don't Mention the War: Electoral Politics and Bipartisanship
6 Detainee Games: The Politics of Distraction
7 Did Minority Government Matter? A Counterfactual Analysis
8 An Unpopular Mission: Public Opinion and Afghanistan
9 The Politics of Casualties: Evaluating the "Trenton Effect"
10 Failure to Launch: Public Mobilization and the War in Afghanistan
Conclusion: Though Poppies Grow
Notes
- Index
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Details
- NCID
- BB25652614
- ISBN
- Country Code
- cn
- Title Language Code
- eng
- Text Language Code
- eng
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver ; Toronto
- Pages/Volumes
- xviii, 282 p.
- Size
- 24 cm
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- Subject Headings
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